Big Ones (album)
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Big Ones was an album released in 1989 by the Canadian rock band Loverboy
. The album was the band's first compilation, including hit tracks such as "Working for the Weekend
" and "Lovin' Every Minute of it
". It was also released in the same year that the band decided to take a break, and another album would not be released until five years later.
Loverboy
Loverboy is a Canadian rock group formed in 1980 in Calgary, Alberta. Throughout the 1980s, the band accumulated numerous hit songs in Canada and the United States, earning four multi-platinum albums and selling millions of records...
. The album was the band's first compilation, including hit tracks such as "Working for the Weekend
Working for the Weekend
"Working for the Weekend" is a song released in 1981 on the rock band Loverboy's second album Get Lucky. The song contains more of a pop feel than the other songs that the band produced, but this new sound proved to generate a lot of success, as the song reached #29 on the pop singles charts, and...
" and "Lovin' Every Minute of it
Lovin' Every Minute of It (song)
"Lovin' Every Minute of It" is a song released in 1985 on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's album of the same title. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single later that year. It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange....
". It was also released in the same year that the band decided to take a break, and another album would not be released until five years later.
Track listing
- "Working for the WeekendWorking for the Weekend"Working for the Weekend" is a song released in 1981 on the rock band Loverboy's second album Get Lucky. The song contains more of a pop feel than the other songs that the band produced, but this new sound proved to generate a lot of success, as the song reached #29 on the pop singles charts, and...
" (Dean/Frenetta/Reno) - 3:41 - "For You" (Dean/Kaos/Reno) - 5:57
- "The Kid Is Hot Tonite" (Aubin/Dean) - 4:29
- "Lovin' Every Minute of itLovin' Every Minute of It (song)"Lovin' Every Minute of It" is a song released in 1985 on the Canadian rock band Loverboy's album of the same title. The song reached #9 on the Billboard Hot 100 when released as a single later that year. It was written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange....
" (Lange) - 3:34 - "Lucky Ones" (Dean/Reno/Smith/Thurlow) - 3:52
- "Hot Girls in LoveHot Girls in Love"Hot Girls in Love" is a song recorded by the rock band Loverboy. It appeared on their third album, Keep it Up, in 1983. When released as a single later that year, it reached number eleven on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Top Rock Tracks chart....
" (Dean/Fairbairn) - 4:01 - "This Could Be the Night" (Cain/Dean/Reno/Wray) - 5:00
- "Ain't Looking for Love" (Dean/Reno) - 4:41
- "Turn Me Loose" (Dean/Reno) - 5:39
- "Notorious" (BonJovi/Cerney/Dean/Reno/Sambora) - 4:41
- "When It's Over" (Dean/Reno) - 5:10
- "Too Hot" (Dean/Reno) - 4:25
- "Take Me to the Top" (Dean/Johnson/Reno) - 6:13
- "Heaven in Your EyesHeaven in Your Eyes"Heaven in Your Eyes" was a single released in 1986 by the Canadian rock band Loverboy, for the Top Gun soundtrack. It later appeared on Loverboy's 1989 hits compilation Big Ones. The power ballad reached #12 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts in the U.S.The song was originally written by Mae Moore...
" (Dean/Dexter/Moore/Reno) - 6:35
Performers
- Mike RenoMike RenoMike Reno , born January 8, 1955 in New Westminster, British Columbia is a Canadian musician, drummer, and lead singer of the rock band Loverboy. He has also fronted other bands, including Moxy....
: Vocals - Paul DeanPaul Dean (guitarist)Paul Dean is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
: Guitar, Vocals - Doug Johnson: Keyboards
- Scott SmithScott Smith (musician)Donald Scott Smith , born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, was the original bassist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy, best known for their hit singles "Working for the Weekend" and "Turn Me Loose", although their U.S...
: Bass, Vocals - Matt Frenette: Drums
Production
- Bruce FairbairnBruce FairbairnBruce Earl Fairbairn was a Canadian musician and international record producer from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was active as a producer from 1976 to 1999 and is considered one of the best of his era...
: Producer - Paul DeanPaul Dean (guitarist)Paul Dean is the lead guitarist for the Canadian rock band Loverboy which reached huge fame in the early 1980s.-Biography:...
: Producer - Tom AllomTom AllomTom Allom is an English sound engineer and record producer, mainly active in the 1970s and 1980s. Allom is known for his work on seminal albums by Judas Priest, Black Sabbath, Def Leppard, KIX, and Rough Cutt...
: Producer - Mark Dodson: Engineer
- Michael Fraser: Engineer, Assistant Engineer
- Ken Lomas: Assistant Engineer
- Bob RockBob RockRobert Jens Rock, , is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, and record producer best known for producing bands such as Aerosmith, The Cult, Bon Jovi, Mötley Crüe, 311, Metallica, Our Lady Peace, The Offspring and most recently Bush.-Payola$ and Rock and Hyde:Rock began his music career in Langford,...
: Producer, Engineer - Randy Staub: Engineer
- Keith Stein: Engineer
- Chris Taylor: Assistant Engineer
- Dave OgilvieDave OgilvieDave "Rave" Ogilvie is a Canadian record producer and musician. He is a producer of industrial music and has been associated with bands such as Skinny Puppy , Doughboys, The Birthday Massacre , Marilyn Manson, Jakalope , Killing Joke, Queensrÿche, Alexz Johnson, Fake Shark...
: Assistant Engineer - John Dexter: Producer
- Mark Burdett: Art Direction
- James O'Mara: Photography
- Ron ObviousRon ObviousRon Obvious is a Vancouver punk-rock producer, engineer and studio designer.After completing an electronics degree in Toronto, He started working in the recording industry, September 1976 at Little Mountain Sound Studios in Vancouver. Working as a technical assistant to John Vrtacic, also working...
: Assistant Engineer - Sandee Bathgate: Production Coordination
- Rob Porter: Assistant Engineer